William miller



(No Model.)

W. MILLER.

RANGE.

Patented Sept. .2, 1890.

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UNITED STATES \VILLIAM MILLER, OF CINCINNATI,

OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE \VILLIAM MILLER RANGE AND FURNACE COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

RANGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,703, dated September 2, 1890.

Application filed April 22, 1890. Serial No- 348376. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usef ul Improvements in Ranges; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the annexed drawings, which form part of this specification.

The obj eat of my invention is to construct a range in such a manner as to enable the ready application thereto of a hot-water reservoir when occasion requires, which result is accomplished as follows: The range is provided with a special chamber on one side of the diving-flue, which chamber is separated from said fine by a shiftable or swinging or removable plate, which usually occupies suitable guides when the reservoir is not needed; but when the latter is to be used said plate is shifted or swung aside or lifted bodily out, and the reservoir inserted within said chamber. Consequently one side of the reservoir serves as a wall for a large portion of the div-' ing-flue, by which arrangement the water contained within said reservoir is heated without increasing the consumption. of fuel, as hereinafter more fully described.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a vertlcal section of that portion of a range to which my improvements are applied, a verticallyshiftable plate being seen in position between the special chamber and diving-flue. Fig. 2 is a similar section of the range, but showing said plate removed and a reservoir inserted within the special chamber. Fig. 3 is a sectionized plan of a portion of the range.

A represents the outer wall or casing of any approved form of range; 13, the oven of the same; C, a warming-closet beneath the oven; D, a horizontal flue between said closet and oven, and E a horizontal flue above the latter.

F is a diving-flue connecting the upper flue E with the lower fine D.

G is ahot closet having a door g, and being separated from the rest of the range by a ver tical wall H and horizontal plate I.

J is the special chamber located above the closet G and havingalid K hinged to the top of the range at k (See Fig. 3.) Furthermore, this chamber may have a side door, if desired, as indicated by the dotted lines j.

L is a removable plate separating the chamber J from diving-flue F, which plate is in line with the vertical wall H, and has at its top a lip l, Wherewith said plate is readily handled.

M is an angular flange which enables the plate to rest snugly upon the wall II of closet G.

N N are vertical guides secured to the shell A and arranged in pairs, as seen in Fig. 3, which guides confine the plate L in its proper place within the range.

0 in Fig. 2 is a hot-water reservoir of such size and shape as to fit snugly within the chamber J, said reservoir or tank being provided with a lid or lids 0 and a faucet attachment P.

For ordinary use the plate L is inserted within the guides N N, thereby separating the chamber J from the diving-flue F, which chamber can now be employed as a closet for warming dishes, &c., the closet being heated by the products of combustion descending said flue, as indicated by the arrows; but when it is desired to fit a tank or reservoir to the range the lid K is thrown back, the plate L grasped by its lip Z, and then drawn bodily out of the opening thus formed in the rangetop, after which act the tank or reservoir 0 is inserted within the chamber J and allowed to rest upon the plate I, one side or end of said tank being practically in line with wall H, as seen in Fig. 2. It is evident that this side of the tank now forms a large portion of the flue F, and is directly exposed to the products of combustion descending said flue. Consequently the water in the tank is constantly kept hot without increasing the consumptionof fuel. By removing the tank, reinserting the plate L, and closing the lid K the range is restored to its normal condition.

From the above descriptionit is evident that the range can be converted from its ordinary purpose to a water-heater, or vice versa, in a few minutes, and without unscrewing a bolt or nut or requiring the assistance of a stovefitter or other artisan.

Finally, although preferring the vertically IOC V shiftable plate L as a means of separating the diving-flue F from the special chamber J, still the invention is not limited to this precise arrangement, as it is evident that the same result can be accomplished in various Ways,

- one modification being shown by the dotted line L in Fig 1. This dotted line indicates that the plate can be simply turned down, so

- as to rest upon the other plate I, forming the ing-flue F at the end or side of said oven, and

a chamber J, separated from said flue F bya movable plate L, which plate can be so shifted as to aiford an unobstructed communication between the flue F and chamber J, and thereby permit the insertion within said chamber of a reservoir, in order that one side of the latter may serve as a wall to said flue F and be in direct contact with the products of combustion descending therein, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a stove or range, of an oven B, an upper flue E, leading from the fire-pot or furnace and connecting with adivin g-flue F at the end or side of said oven, and a chamber J, separated from said fine F by a vertically-shiftable plate L, which serves as a Wall for one side of this flue, said plate being guided by a pair of upright flanges N N N N, secured to the range-casing, all as herein described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILLIAM MILLER.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. LAYMAN, FRANCIS M. BIDDLE. 

